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The Reef Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | |
363 | 307 | 299 | 249 | 261 | 268 | 186 | 407 | 357 | 254 | 382 | 359 | 399 | 390 | 325 | 509 | 2599 | 3932 | 4972 | 3148 | 2763 | 1969 | 1580 | 3122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.23m | 11:22PM1.88m | 11:29AM1.15m | 00:24AM1.79m | 12:42PM1.12m | 1:29AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.24m | 6:10AM0.50m | 5:23PM0.33m | 7:16AM0.51m | 6:32PM0.42m | 8:19AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 363 | 307 | 299 | 249 | 246 | 216 | 186 | 146 | 153 | 148 | 111 | 111 | 122 | 81 | 325 | 509 | 1058 | 1682 | 2267 | 3148 | 2763 | 1969 | 1580 | 1495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 173 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 76 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | SE 11 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 128 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 3 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 13 | 167 | 261 | 268 | 3 | 407 | 357 | 254 | 382 | 359 | 399 | 390 | 6 | 6 | 2599 | 3932 | 4972 | — | 12 | 12 | 16 | 3122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 475 | 153 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 153 |
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